Sawing-machine



(No Model.) 2 Sheets'Sheet 1.

W. V. LONG.

SAWING MACHINE. No. 548,073. Patented Oct. 15, 1895.

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WILLIAM V. LONG, OF LEESVILLE, OHIO.

SAWlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 548,073, dated October15, 1895. Application filed April 16, 1895. Serial No. 546,928. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. LONG, of Leesville, in the county ofCarroll and State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedSawing-Machine, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exactdescription. 7

The invention relates to wood-working machinery, and its object is toprovide a new and improved sawing-machine for producing moldings bycutting a bar of wood into two strips at one operation, preventing anywaste of material.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all, the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an endelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation ofpart of the improvement on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4.; and Fig. 4 is afront elevation of the saw with parts broken out and parts in section.

In order to cut the bar longitudinally to form the two strips 0 O, Iprovide a revoluble cylinder E, formed at its front edge with teeth Eand fitted to rotate loosely on the spindle B, with the rear end of thesaid cylinder abutting on a shoulder B arranged on the spindle 13. Nowit will be seen that when the cylin-' 'der E is rotated and a bar ofwood is pushed through the 'guideway D in the direction of the arrow atit passes with one corner into the recess B of the fixed spindle B, tobe finally engaged by the edge teeth E of the The improvedsawing-machine is provided revolving cylinder E to cut the said bar ofwood into the two strips 0 O, as is plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Thestrip 0 forms a quarter-round, and the other strip is formed with acove, and both strips can be used for decorating and other purposes.

In order to rotate the cylinder E at a comparatively high rate of speed,I provide the rollers F, G, and H, engaging the peripheral surface ofthe said cylinder E at approximately equal distances apart, as isplainly indicated in Fig. 3. The rollers F, G, and H may be made ofrubber or other suitable material, and are journaled in adjustablebearings arranged in the standards of the frame A, as plainly indicatedin Fig. 2.

The three rollers F, G, andH are connected with each other by a belt I,so as to rotate the rollers simultaneously to impart the desired speedin a uniform manner to the cylinder E. On the shaft of the roller F arearranged the fast and loose pulleys J, connected by a belt K with othermachinery to impart a rotary motion to the said roller F, which by thebelt I imparts a rotary motion to the other two rollers G and H.

It will be seen that with a machine of the construction described nomaterial whatever is wasted, and each piece or bar of lumber will besawed into two molding-strips, one with a cove and the otherquarter-round, as previously mentioned. Other forms may also be cut. 4

Having thus fully described myinvention, Iclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- A sawing machine, comprising a fixed spindlehaving a longitudinal recess for the passage of part of a piece oflumber, a cylinder mounted to turn on the said spindle, and formed atone end with saw teeth and abutting with its other end on a flange onthe said spindle, and rollers in engagement with the peripheral surfaceof the said cylinder, a belt connecting the rollers, and means foroperating one of the said rollers, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM V. LONG.

Witnesses:

W. H. ROBEY, ANNA J. Lose.

